Improvement in horse-detaching devices



J. V. ER-IGSON,

' HORSE DETAC-HING navxcz. No. 179,544. Patented July 4, 1876.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF I E.

JOHN V. ERIOSON, OF ESOANAWBA, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGE ENGLISH, OF SAME PLACE.

- IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-DETA'CHING DEVICES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,544, dated July 4, 1876; application filed April 25, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN V. ERIosoN, of Escanawba, in the county of Delta and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Horse-Detaching Device, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a sectional side elevation of my imafter' the horses are detached to prevent npsetting.

The invention consists of the shaft bar, that is locked to the axle by swinging fingers and clips, and a central yoke part, which is retained by a stop-pin until released by a connecting rod or chain. The pin-carrying arm is fulcrumed to the reach, and extended below the same to look into the notched or toothed fifth-wheel of the carriage.

In the drawing, A represents the shaft or pole of the carriage, which is connected by link-shaped bow ends a to clips B of the front axle O. The clips B carry a pivot-rod, D, with fixed fingers or lugs 12, that form inti mate contact with shoulders b of the clips, providing arecess, into which the link ends of the shaft are inserted and locked by swinging up the fingers. The swinging rod D is connected by a fixed center yoke, D, with a pin, 61, at the end of a spring-acted arm, E, that is fulcrumed to the reach, so as to admit the swinging of the pin end, and its looking or releasing of the perforated end of the yoke D. The swinging arm E is operated by'a rope, chain, or rod, E, that passes up through the bottom of the carriage-body to the drivers seat, and admits the instant withdrawal of the pin-arm, and release of the yoke and shaft, in case of kicking or running away of the horses or other danger. The draft on the locking-fingers of the clips causes the downward swinging of the fingers and the detaching of the shaft with the horses. crum ed pin-arm E is extended below the reach, and brought simultaneously with the detaching of the shaft by the raising of its upper part into the notched or toothed bearing-rail F of the fifth-wheel. The pin-arm acts thereby as a pawl or stop to the fifth-wheel, and produces the locking of the same, and consequently the forward motion of the carriage in straight direction without danger of upsetting by the swinging over of the axle.

The detaching rod or chain is held stretched to retain the axle in locked position until the carriage arrives at a point of rest.

Thus, not only thedanger from runaway or unruly horses, but also accidents from the upsetting of the carriage, are avoided by a device of simple and cheap construction.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The shaft A, connected with front axle by a bow having end links a, and clips having shoulders b, in combination with a pivotrod, D, yoke D, pin cl, the spring-arm E, and the rod E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the operating chain or rod, pivoted and spring-acted pin-arm, and toothed bearing-rail of fifth-wheel, to produce straight motion of carriage when the horses are detached, substantially as specified.

JOHN V. ERIOSON. Witnesses:

EMANUEL NELsoN, EMIL GLASER.

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